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The government subsidized (giving money) the building of tracks and then the companies used that money to build more tracks.
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What did union pacific railroad receive from the government after building the transcontinental railroad?
They received nothing after. While building, they were granted land and large loans. That is what the government gave them.
How did the government help the railroad find cheaper workers for building their railroads?
By encouraging chinese immigration
What did Theodore Judah dream of building?
Theodore Judah dreamed of building a railroad in the US that connected the west to the east - a transcontinental railroad.
What was the transcontinental railroad act?
The Transcontinental Railroad Acts, also known as the Pacific Railroad acts, were acts passed in the early 1860s to encourage the construction of the transcontinental railroad. Construction was incentivized by giving land and bonds to the railroad companies.
How did the building of the transcontinental railroad impact the growth of the nation?
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The government offered each railroad company building the transcontinental railroad land along its right of way to?
To Encourage rapid construction
In the second half of the 1800s what did the federal government encourage in the building of transcontinental railroads?
Railroad Builders received loans and grants from the federal government.
How did railroad building encourage the growth of the American economy?
They didn't
What did union pacific railroad receive from the government after building the transcontinental railroad?
They received nothing after. While building, they were granted land and large loans. That is what the government gave them.
The government contributed to the building of the transcontinental railroad by?
The Government granted the Eastern and Pacific Railroad Companies subsidies to help them expand.
How did the government help the railroad find cheaper workers for building their railroad?
By encouraging chinese Immigration
Federal owned acreage granted to the railroad companies in order to encourage the building of rail lines?
land grants
Federally owned acreage granted to the railroad companies in order to encourage the building of rail lines?
Land Grants
How did the federal government aid in the building of the transcotinental railroad?
By providing free grants of federal land to the railroad companies. :)
How did the government help the railroad workers for building their railroads?
By encouraging chinese Immigration.
How did the government help the railroad find cheaper workers from building their railroads?
By encouraging chinese Immigration.
What was the us governments role in the building of the transcontinental railroad?
The government provided incentives for the construction of the railroad. This was done by offering a certain amount of land for every mile of rail built. The government's incentive worked, because it caused fierce competition between the two building companies.
